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The Moderating Effects of Impulsivity on Chinese Rural Young Suicide
Author(s) -
Zhang Jie,
Lin Lin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22039
Subject(s) - impulsivity , psychology , moderation , personality , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , poison control , psychiatry , injury prevention , medicine , social psychology , medical emergency
Objectives As only about 50% of Chinese suicides have mental disorders, nonpsychiatric factors such as social environment and personality may account for the variance that is not explained by mental problems. We try to explore the effects of impulsivity on Chinese suicides and the role impulsivity plays in the relationship between negative life events (NLEs) and suicidal behavior. Method A total of 392 suicide cases (178 female and 214 male, aged 15–34 years) and 416 community controls (202 males and 214 females) of the same age range were sampled in China. The case‐control data were obtained using psychological autopsy method with structured and semistructured instruments. Results Impulsivity was an important predictor of Chinese rural young suicides and it was a moderator between NLEs and suicide. Conclusions Findings of the study may be translated into practical measures in suicide prevention in China as well as elsewhere in the world.